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PENSACOLA WEATHER
THE WINTER TOURIST
Partly cloudy Tuetday I Yesterday", -tempera.
nd Wdnedy, moder- I ture: Highest, - 60 de
te variable winds. I Qreea; lowest, 63 degrees.
PENSACOLA IS THE LOGICAL TOURIST RE
SORT FOR THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEY REGIONS. LEAVE TODAY;
HERE TOMORROW. COME.
VOL. XVIII. NO. 47.
PENSACOLA, FLORIDA TUESDAY MORNING FEBRUARY 16, 1915.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
PRISCU.
King Prisons XVI ' Arriving In His Royal Aeroplane
; ; At Foot of Palafox Wharf to Commence- His Reign
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SECT to lira
KING
S REIGNS
STATES:. IW BE
OF Fli fJATURE
However, It Will Be of a
Friendly Tone, Says' a
i Berlin Dispatch.
AUSTRO-GERMAN
ARMIES ADVANCING
Petrograd Admits Russians
Will Take Defensive on
,Own Acrritory Lloyd-
George Says Allies Have
Only One - Third Their
Strength in War, and Will
Spend Ten Billion. Dollars
Putting the Other Two
Thirds at the Kront. v '
BY ASSOCIATED PRE33
Berlin. Feb. 16. "The German reply
to the American not is reported to be
firm la tons .though friendly la form,
cays & statement issued today by the
Ovcr-6eaa New agency In comment
ins on the United States communica
tion regarding Germany" intentions
towards neutral merchantmen In the
new naval war zontm. ' , 1 K,.
WILHELMINA'8 OWNERS
CUB-MIT NEW EVIDENCE
WasMgton, Feb. 15. Evidence sub
mitted by , tha steamer , Wllhelmina's
owners to prove tha Teasel carries
' foodstuffs for non-combatants and
not aubjact seizure was forwarded by
the state department to Ambassador
Pes la London for transmission -to
. the British foreign , office. Tha am
.tanadar -.wa- Jr Rtrwctedi ,.toujKiEgeet
that unless Great Britain has suffi
cient ground,- not -yet advanced for
; dolus otherwise, the ship immediately
be permitted to proceed to her desti
nation. The Wllhelmina's cargo la in
landed 'for Germany. . : ;
' A proposal by thj German ambassa
dor that the submarine attacks . on
'British merchantmen be abandoned if
Great Britain ceased interfering with
food supplies for ! German civilians.
also was transmitted to Page for sub
mission to the foreign office.
The note containing: Germany's pro
postal was submitted to the state de
partment today. It was announced
that unless Great Britain agreed to
remove restrictions placed on ship
ments of conditional contraband of
food to the German civilian popula
lation Germany proposes to make In
effect the original proclamation, add
lng also of the strewing of mines in
the waters about England and Ireland.
The alleged arming of British mer
chant vessels is given by Germany as
ground for attacking the enemy's mer
chant ships without search or previous
visit. 1 :
From the German point of view the
Wtlbelmlna constitutes a test case on
which relies the entire question of
feeding Germany. It Is believed here
today the United States might seek
an understanding on the question of
f oodatuff s for both Germany and Great
Britain with the hope it might avert
submarine dangers to neutral ships. !
ENGLAND SAYS CARGO
CANNOT GO TO GERMANY
London, Feb. 15. The foreign office
announced this afternoon that if the
cargo of the American steamer Wil
helxnlna will be diverted for the relief
of distress in Belgium that the dec' 'on
to send her cargo to the British prise
court iwill be reconsidered. Otherwise
the cargo must be submitted to the
court. ,i (
There is no noteworthy change In
the west. Both the Germans and allies
have captured some of the opponents
trenches, but the gains are not consid
ered important as yet. ' -The
British public is centering its
interest Just now on the outcome of
the so-called German blockade of Brit
ish waters, due to begin Thursday,
with special reference to its effect on
neutral shipping. V .
ALLIES PREPARING TO MORE
THAN DOUBLE THEIR ARMIES
London. Feb. IS. The countries
fighting against Germany, Austria and
Turkey thus far have thrown only one
third their' strength into the field. To
maintain this force and bring the re
r malnlng two-thirds actlcn will cost
f Jen billion dollars during the current
"year. ' ;
This announcement was made in the
house of commons today by David
Lloyd George, chancellor of the ex
chequer. Winston Bpencer Churchill,
first lord of the admiralty, also spoke.
, Churchill declared that Great Brit
Ian finally has declared to clamp on
- AitrtrA or sea Tir3ii .
evcijr . a i-v-i Eiuv
Germany'", food supply ia retaliation
for the German submarine policy. The
statement was cheered.
Lloyd George also drew cheers when
nc sr rk of loans to countries expect
ed to join the allies. lie did not name
the countries.
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HANDSOMELY DECORATED GARS
FEATURE NIGHT'S PLEASURES
The Phunmakers Parade
Move Promptly at 7 O'Clock
i The Phunmakers parade will move
promptly t 7 )clocK..-toaihtand.wh
residents and visitors view the . floats
they will readily understand why
"Phunmakers" is an appropriate name
for the association. v. , )
i All float attendants : are instructed
to be at the court house, not armorv
hall, promptly at 4:45 o'clock thi
afternoon.' . There they will don their
costumes and be ready to move In au
tomobiles promptly, taking their posi
tions on the floats on Garden street,
so the latter will not be delayed for a
moment. The parade will be over
the route named elsewhere in the pro
gram. lOCECEFELLEI?
AY. PROVE: A MENACE
i!G BILL
SEEf.lS LOST FOR
THIS SESSIO
Senate Decides to Investi
gate Activity of Shipping
Trust, and Also . Negotia
tion s" for Belligerent Ships
BT ASSOCIATED PRESS -Washington,
Feb. 15. Charges and
counter charges from democratic nd
republican sources concerning the In
fluences for and against the govern
ment ship purchase bill were made the
subject of a special investigation tody
by the senate.
The decision to inquire into the al
leged lobbying by the agents of the
shipping trust" against" the , measure
and into Intimations of negotiations
for options on belligerent ships to sell
to the government was unanimous.
With the decision departed the last
hope of some of the most, earnest
champions on the shipping measure
that it be passed by the senate by
March fourth. Even some administra
tion senators are inclined to the view
that the appropriation measures should
sow be taken trp and rushed t&rossh
before the session ends. -
While no definite announcements on
the subject of an" extra session has
been- made, the view submitted by per
sons dose to the president is that the
ship bill Issue will be taken before the
country and in - this case there will
be no extra session, at least for sev
eral months.
Efforts of the administration lead
ers to force a cloture rulein the sen
ate were continued today. -
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'r The amusement committee of th
Phunmakers basn bee;. working hard to
bring the parade as well as carnival
to a successful close, and they ask ev
ery masker in the city to be at the
corner of Palafox and Garden streets
at 7:03 o'clock - tonight and , fall In
behind the last float. A band will
lead this section of the rarade and If
several hundred maskers join In the
parade it will produce a verp novel
effect.' ' ...
' T,he scheme has been decided upon
by Dr. Kennedy, chairman. President
Levy, Lea Israel and Harry Waggen
heim, composing , the committed anld
they want to make it a success. . '
FOUNDATION I
Chairman of Federal Com
.7mission. Says That Its In-
teresting" System ; Bea'ts
Anything the Railroads
or Banks Ever Offered.
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BY , ASSOCIATED FRBSS '
Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 15. Frank P.
Walsh, chairman of the federal indus
trial relations commission, which has
been : investigating the great philan
thropic' foundations, In a statement to
day declared that John D. Rockefeller,
Sr, dominates. the Rockefeller founda
tion, which Walsh said can apply the
enormous power of money it controls
to almost any purpose it chooses. He
declared the trustees exercised . no
authority that does not come from
Rockefeller. '
He added the testimony showed the
directors of the foundation also were
directors of the industries from which
the foundation obtained its funds. "As
to an interlocking system it can beat
anything the railroads, or banks ever
exhibited,' said Mr. Walsh. The
statement declared the commission is
not yet through with the foundaUon.
"Mr. Rockefeller Is a very smart man,
perhaps the smartest in this country,
Walsh asserted, "but he could not tell
the commission why he did not use
his profits to pay a living wage In
stead of using them in the distribu
tion of charity that constituted a pow
er which many Americans have come
to look upon as a menace."
UNPRECEDENTED SNOW
FALL IN THE ALPS
Turin, Fee. 13. (via Rome) The
snow fall in the Piedmont region this
winter exceeds all available records.
In the Alps an wires are down and
telegraph poles are invisible because
of the tfepth of the snow. At the
famous $t. Bernard Hospice the snow
Is more than 25 feet deep.
EIGHT MEN CHARGED
, COMPLICITY IN RIOT
Manila, Feb. 15. Eight of the men
arrested on the charge of, participating
in the aboritive uprising in the su
burbs of Manila on December 23 were
arraigned today and pleaded not
guilty. Their trial has been set for
March 2.
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Automobile Parade Was a
Surprise in Its Complete
ness and Beauty of Decor
ation s-Will Be Repeated
Promptl v at 10 a. m. To-
dav. ; . V . '
A surprise in its completeness and
the beauty of the decorations, the au
tomobile parade last night, commenc
ing at S o'clock,- featured the evening
of fun and revelry. About twenty-five
very elaborately decorated cars and
several dozen others, passed over the
route previously announced and drew
forth exclamations of pleasure from
the thousands who viewed them. The
cars began assembling early in the
evening and promptly at 8 o'clock the
parade moved through the streets, giv
ing all an opportunity ta view them.
The committee named to ludtre tha
cars and award " the handsome ups
offered for. the ;-bestf decorated,' the
most unique and the oldest car, was
unable up to a' late hour last night to
make Its announcement,, for the task
is one not easy to accomplish, ; so
handsome were the" decorations of
many of those entered. Steve Harvey
of. Milton, it was reported, last night,
will; no doubt be awarded the cup for
the car with the most unique decora -tions.;
- Mr. Harvey's design represent
ed a draw bridge across the Escambia
river, connecting Santa Rosa and Es
cambia counties. - .
The Milton fire truck also attracted
much attention, as did the other cars
from Milton and Santa Rosa counties.
In fact Santa Rosa county did her
share in making the parade a success.
REPEATED THIS MORNING.
So successful wii the parade and
so enthusiastic were the thousands of
spectators, that Lieut. Conger, the
grand marshal, announces that It will
be repeated this morning. It will move
from Garden ' street promptly , at 10
o'clock, passing over ; the same route
and then the committee will be given
another view of the machines and will
afterwards announce Its decision.
- This parade this morning will as
sist in entertaining the crowds and .
enable many, who could not view the
parade last night, to see it this morn
ing. : : v'-" ; - ;
THE PETITION OF YELLOW
PINE PRODUCERS CANCELLED
i Washington, Feb. 15. The inter
state commerce commission today dis
missed the petition of Arkansas Yellow
Pine producers for a division of the
southwestern territory in which blank
et rates on that commodity prevail so
that the territory north of thes Louisiana-Arkansas
line would get propor
tionally lower rates to Kansas City, St.
Louis and other gateways. Commis
sioner Harlan and Meyer dissented.
THREE MONUMENTS
UNVEILED YESTERDAY
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 15. -The 17th
anniversary of the sinking of the
Maine was celebrated here by the un
veiling of three stone tablets at the
base of the Maine monument. One
was in honor of Lieutenant F W.
Jenkings, of Pittsburg, the only com
missioned officer to lose his life In the
disaster. Another was dedicated to the
dead members of the crew, and the
third was in honor to the soldiers and
saflors who participated in the Spanish-American
war.
MASKERS ON PARADE;
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN
Are you going to mask? Do you desire to take part in the Phunmakers
parade? Well, the Phunmakers want you.
The Phunmakers have decided on a novel plan to make Mardl Gras In
Pensacola this year a universal celebration, and -with this idea in view in
vite every maskar of Pensacola to take part in tonight's procession.
All maskers are requested to meet at the corner of Garden and Palafox
stiwr-Eiright, and directly after the last float fall in line and follow the
parade over its entire route. -
A special band has been engaged by the Phunmakers to head the mas
kers who wish to participate in the parade tonight. This band is specially
engaged for the maskers who are on the streets, and every masker In Pen
sacola Is cordially invited to get in line. The Phunmakers want you. .
. This feature should prove a compliment to this enterprising organiza
tion,' for it means they are trying to make Mardi Gras this year a success
from start to finish.
PROGRAM FOR LAST DAY
OF MARDI GRAS
TUESDAY. ' "
Throwing of confetti and general revelry all morning, with masking
in afternoon. . Flights of aeroplanes, aid warships open to visitors. - ?
Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock, automobile parade over . the same
route as on Monday night.
Tuesday night the big comic parade of the Phunmakers will occur;
starting promptly at 7 o'clock and passing over the following route: ,
Start on West Garden street and proceed east on the . south side of
Garden to Palafox, north on the west x side of Palafox to Wright street,
south on the east side of Palafox to Main, east on Main to Jefferson, north
on Jefferson to Government, west on Government to Palafox, ncrth on Pala
fox to Armory hall, where the parade disbands and Phunmaker II, with his
merry courtiers,' will be the guests oi Priscus XVT at the cornation ball.
- Following the parade the grand cornation ball will occur when the
queen will be crowned and the Identity of the king will be revealed. ,
Fun making will continue till midnight. "i
WAVELET. F
Steamship Which Loaded
Cargo of Cross Ties Here
in Record Time," Struck a
Mine in English Channel
First Officer and Others
Drown. . '
rt BY ASSOCIATED i JtEfc-'K.
London, Feb. 15. The British steam
er Wavelet 1,918 tons, Captain Coie
from Pensacola, FJa., January 15 via
Newport News,, January 23, for Leitl.,
Scotland, encountered a mine in . the
British channel and was badly dam
aged. The skipper by prompt action
succeeded in beaching his steamer
near' Deal."-' : 5f ;
' A small boat from the Wavelet car
rying the first officer and a number, of
the crew left the ship when it appear
ed she would founder! -The boat cap
sized In the heavy seas, and all the men
In it were drowned. i
THE WAVELET HAD
CARGO OF CROSS 1 1 to
The steamship Wavelet cleared and
steamed from Pensacola exactly a
month ago, leaving here January 15,
for Grangemouth and London. This
Is the steamer which was loaded with
crossties at Muscogee wharf, and which
waa filled up in record-breaking time.
Her officers will be well -remembered
by those who worked aboard e ves
sel while her. She was ' loaded Dy
Christie & Rivers, stevedores.
TWOIEEIINGS
CLOSE SERIES
11(101 CHURCH
Two more services will be held at the
Knox Presbyterian church at the corr
ner of Twelfth street and Thirteenth
avenue, and these are to take place
Wednesday at 3:30 in the afternoon
and at 7:30 o'clock at night, the last
meeting to conclude the Interesting
series which have been conducted with
marked success by the evangelist. Rev.
Mr. Richardson, of Nashville. At the
afternoon . service tomorrow all the
membership of the church are cordially
invited to be out, and also the general
public which is not connected with
the church named. .
There should be a large attendance
at tomorrow night's service, as some
interesting announcements are to be
made, and it will be the last chance
for the present at l?t to hear a good
minister.
ABLY DAfJiAGEO
BURGLAR
SIRE
BUSY LO
MANY PLACES WERE VISITED
DURING THE DAY, THE HEAVI
EST. LOSS BEING BY FRED
MULLER.
House looters were busy during
yesterday, especially during the parade
at noon, when many homes were left
unoccupied. This was known and the
result was that the burglars had an
easy time. ." ,
: The heaviest loss reported was by
Fred Muller. . His home at No. 407
East Gregory street was entered and
watches, jewelry and other valuables
secured having - a valuation of a jout
$250. : -
The home of B. Johns, No. 621 North
C street, was robbed, and some arti
cles of value stolen. The amount was
not stated in the complaint.
Mrs. S. Bazzell's home. No. 706 West
Garden street, was entered but noth
ing taken.
Capt T. Rollo of the river steamer,
was robbed on Palafox street, near the
corner, of Garden last night, while the
automobile parade was passing. His
pocket was picked, the party getting
away In the crowd, with about $35.
Two attempts were made during the
night to enter the home of Dr. Tiller
at the corner of Fpurteenth street and
Fourteenth "avenue.
Charles Wellmann, a well dressed
white man, who gave his home as
Birmingham, was arrested on Palafox
street early in the night. It was al
leged that he had his hand in the
pocket of a citizen. The latter caused
his arrest. ,
One or two other cases where pock
ets had been picked were reported.
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emoriai service
for the Dead of the
Battleship Maine
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, Feb. 15. Memorial ser
vices for the dead of the Dattleship
Maine were held in Arlington ceme
tery today. Patriotic organizations
and United States troops, marines and
bluejackets participated.
The principal speakers were the
Cuban minister, Carlos Manuel de
Cespedes and Representative Kahn of
California. Floral tributes from Pres
ident Wilson and the president ' of
Cuba were placed on the Maine's
anchor and mainmast.
CAPTAIN SIGSBEE AND
CHAPLAIN CHIDWICK SPEAK
New York, Feb. 15. Survivors of the
Maine, Including Rear Admiral Sigs
bee, retired, commander, and the Rev.
J. P. Chidwick, chaplain of the Maine
when she was blown up, were the
principal speakers tonight at the an
nual memorial of the Col. John Jacob
Astor camp, United States war vet
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'ARADE
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THOUSANDS 01
LOYAL SUBJECTS
GIVE 1LC0
Reaches Port in His Royal
Aeroplane, Entering the ;
City at High Noon.
SEASON OF REVELRY V
FORMALLY OPENED
Parade Following the King.
Arrival an Imposing Spec-1
Hall, Where the Keys oi
the City f Were Delivered;
and Then Passing North.;
PriS'-us reigns. '.'."' ,
In his royal aeroplane he entered tha A
cny. yesieraay ror nis sixteenth an- :
nual visit and was greeted by his loyal
subjects with that acclaim lue a mon-
arch whose entry each year opens the -season
of revelry.
Not in any preceding year was there
a greater demonstration on behalf of
residents and visitors-, alike than ac
corded King Priscus XVI yesterday
noon as, surrounded by his court, he
passed through the principal streets of '
the city. On every hand waving flags
and cheers greeted him. The streets,
the stores, the offices everywhere the
carnival colors fluttered.
Not a slackened whistle cord could
have been found along the water front
yesterday when the announcement was
made that Priscus XVI had been sight
ed, and with dozens of tautened cords,
the din was deafening following jsuch
announcement. The- aeroplane, in
charge of Lieut. Mcllvaine, in which
it,, was-" asserted . the , king . was seated,
loomed up from the southwest fifteen
minutes neiore noon, ana it sailed
beautifully, circling the harbor like a
great bird. Round and round it sailed,
getting nearer to the surface of the
water all the time. Finally like a great
white winged bird, it settled easily oil
the dock, and the royal yacht which.
stood by as tender, had the king soon
transferred, and ran up to Palafox
wharf, where the interesting disem
barking was accomplished without In-
majestically to the waiting throne and,
once seated, the procession moved
northward. t ; V
Formation of the parade had been
appearance, and it' included in its
make-up, the excellent Eighth Artillery
band, two companies of bluejackets,
three companies of artillerymen, the
machine company of marines from the
Pensacola navy yard, the veteran fire
men, the boy scouts, the Pensacola
fire - department, the auto fire truck,
from Milton, on 'which the entire fire
crew rode; the city officials in autos,
the police and sheriff and deputies'
mounted, the Phunmakers, a number '
of autos from Milton, Greenblatfs and
Wyers bands, scores of mounted as
sistants to Grand Marshal Conger, and
other units. The procession was an in
spiring spectacle, and not the least was
the marines carrying their quick-firers,
and the gun crews with their ammuni
tion cases, this being the first time
such was seen here.
Moving as one man, the soldiers,
sailors and marines were applauded
by the thickly-lined sidewalks, crowds
surging at every point to see as much
of uncle sams ngnting units as pos-
Priscus, sitting on an elevated
throne, in plain view from all sides.'
repeatedly acknowledged the salutes of
his subjects.
Moving northward to Zarragossa
street, the parade turned east and upon
the king's float reaching the c'ty hall,
Mayor Greenhut, from the stand erec
ted in front of the city building, han
ded the keys to His Majesty,, rpeaking
words of welcome. He said:
THE MAYOR'S WELCOME
"King Priscus XVI, the city of Pen
sacola bids you welcome on this, your
sixteenth visit. '
"Since your last reign much has oc
curred that would have crushed and
set back almost any city. The war
of Europe has greatly retarded our ac
tivities; banks have failed and business
houses have gone under, but sphinx -like,
two new banks have been organ
ized, -the National Bank of Commerce,
and the Banking, Savings & Trust
Company; and we are stronger now
than ever. The state ooard of health
Is erecting & handsome laboratory on
North Palafox street, and a hospital
is In the course of completion which
bids fair to out-do anything In the
southland; business conditions are
Improving, new markets are being
opened for our products; the city's
paved streets and white ways , have
been extended, its parks and squares
beautified. And our citizens e tend to
you their courtesies during your visit.
"I take pleasure in presenting to you
tne keys to the city and again bid you
welsome."
"Dixie" by Greenblatt's band, fol-
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